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The difference between conventional sonar (left) and the new high-detail Humminbird Down Imaging sonar (right) is instantly obvious when you set a unit to show both views side by side.

Out with old, in with new Modern fish-finders tough to resist

Sonar’s job is to show us the depth, composition and shape of the bottom below our boats and reveal suspended objects like fish. […]

This 60-pound king, which won the Raleigh Salt Water Fishing Club’s king mackerel tournament earlier this year, came from Raleigh Bay, a real mackerel hot spot, especially in the fall.

Smoking in Raleigh Bay: The biggest kings call it home in the fall

Jerry Dilsaver

King mackerel have a special place in the hearts of many fishermen in North Carolina’s center-console armada. […]

Jetties bill finally provides a solution to an ongoing problem

Craig Holt

Environmentalists have had their panties in a knot for years about the prospect of “terminal groins” (jetties) being placed along North Carolina’s coastline. […]

Doug Young of Salisbury caught the big fish and teamed with Ronnie Trexler of Gold Hill to finish third in the Yadkin Team Tournament on High Rock Lake on Aug. 20.

Cannon is big hit at Falls Apex angler wins Weekend Series event

Tony Garitta

Ben Cannon of Apex won the July 30 Bassmaster Weekend Series North Carolina Division 5 tournament at Falls of the Neuse Lake with 18.50 pounds, banking $1,929. […]

The Hassle-Free Mineral Mizer Bag

From News Reports

You’ve heard it said, “The proof is in the pudding.” Well, in this case, the proof is in the bag…The Mineral Mizer Bag. […]

Advantage Hunting Deluxe Blind

South Carolina Sportsman

The Deluxe Blind from Advantage Hunting keeps you from being seen, smelled or heard when the opportunity for that perfect shot arrives. […]

A redfish on a fly, ready for release, is the culmination of a trip to the tailing flats in the fall along South Carolina’s coastline.

Put the puzzle together; Catch more tailing redfish on the flats

Bryan Bowers

Catching redfish tailing up on a grassy marsh flat is a unique, exciting experience. Finding tailers is as easy as finding a “tailing flat.” […]

For me, I’ll take those big old mamas

Dan Kibler

Way back yonder, the year I broke in as an outdoor writer, I heard a wildlife biologist tell a crowd at an outdoor show that the only thing that interested hunters about deer management was whether or not it could put an 8-point buck under their tree stand on a regular basis.
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Former Charleston-area guide Chris Wilson learned first-hand about the quality of redfish Bulls Bay’s sandbars hold in October.

Bulls on the Bars

Dan Kibler

Adam Paul remembers the day several years ago when he stumbled onto the fall fishery for big bull redfish at Bulls Bay.

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